Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks... (Publications)
disease DALYs, ranging to a low of 0% for neonatal disorders and neglected tropical diseases and malaria. In terms of global DALYs in 2013, six risks or clusters of risks each caused more than 5% of DALYs:
Community health outreach program of the Chad-Cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project (Publications)
for infants and children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa requires massive scaling-up of malaria-control interventions (eg, large-scale distribution of ITNs to protect millions of African children)
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis... (Publications)
typically accounted for 20-30% of total disability, largely attributable to nutritional deficiencies, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis. Lower back and neck pain was the leading
Helminths and Health (Page)
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Laos Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Cambodia Natural History Museum, UK Public Health Laboratory-Ivo de Carneri, Pemba Island
Improving treatment of helminth infections (Page)
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considered moving into big pharma, but the successful postdoctoral work in Princeton, focusing mostly on malaria and helminthiases, triggered her decision to stay in academia, supported by the acquisition of several
Health Insurance for Rural Tanzania (Page)
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important steps towards reducing child mortality or containing the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria. Nevertheless, it needs further efforts to strengthen health systems – in the periphery as well as
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for... (Publications)
and sickle-cell anaemias. Diarrhoeal diseases, lower respiratory infections, neonatal causes, and malaria are still in the top five causes of death in children younger than 5 years. The most important pathogens
A novel electronic algorithm using host biomarker point-of-care tests for the management of febrile illnesses in Tanzanian children (e-POCT): a... (Publications)
recommends treatment based on a few clinical signs and POCT results, some performed in all patients (malaria rapid diagnostic test, hemoglobin, oximeter) and others in selected subgroups only (C-reactive protein
A triple win awaits (Page)
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diseases are likely to occur are increasing. Since 1950, climate suitability for the transmission of malaria in highland areas has increased by 40% in Africa and by 150% in the Western Pacific region. Changes
Ecosystems and One Health (Page)
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societal dimensions Biovision ExCap - Experience capitalisation of Biovision’s environmental-friendly Malaria and African animal trypanosomiasis control projects from 2005-2020 for greater impact HIA4SD - Health